Новости ВПК иностранных СМИ за 01.02.2019

China's industry ministry expects new energy vehicle output to hit 2 million in 2020, with sales of 7 million such vehicles there by 2025, some 20 percent of the overall autos market.Electric vehicle maker Tesla is rushing to serve that market, ...

The U.S. has been transitioning Afghanistan's air force from a fleet of Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters to the U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawks since 2017, but recruiting, training and sustainment challenges plague the program. ...

Lockheed Martin has rolled out its first operational F-35A for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, ahead of its transfer to the service's Leeuwarden air base later this year. The fighter was unveiled during a ceremony at the company's Fort Worth final assembly site in Texas on 30 January. ...

COLOGNE, Germany РІР‚' A study commissioned by the German government recommends considering U.S. technology in a quest to make the military 'Eurodrone' safe to fly alongside civilian airliners, the Defence Ministry told lawmakers. The recommendation comes from analysts at Munich-based IABG, ...

When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna. The center is now built - behind the 8-foot barbed wire fence that surrounds the entire space station compound. ...

CP Technologies (formerly known as Chassis Plans) announced it has been awarded a contract to modernize and update the mission control computers in the P3B Orion aircraft used by the Hellenic Navy and Air Force. The contract was awarded to CP Technologies last year and was prototyped in 12 weeks. ...

The U.S. military is gearing up for a massive new exercise, dubbed exercise Pacific Blitz, to test its ability to fight a joint battle in the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The large-scale exercise, slated to kick off sometime between Feb. 21 to April 7, ...

Gearing up for its maiden manned space mission ''Gaganyaan'', ISRO unveiled its Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The space agency is gearing up for the human spaceflight programme by 2021-end that is likely to include a woman astronaut. ...

The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems a $55 million contract to deliver an additional five Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned air systems and two lightweight fuel cells. The company is expected to complete work on the contract by August 2021. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' In a bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump, the Senate voted 68-23 Thursday to advance an amendment that would oppose withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan. ...

LAS VEGAS -- SHOT Show is a mecca for new everyday carry gear -- so many new knives, pockets tools, gizmos, gadgets and tacticool novelties, it's like turning a 5-year-old loose in a toy store for the first time.To keep things simple, Military. ...

German Navy's sail training ship Gorch Fock is likely to return to sea despite a massive increase in repair costs and the fact that it has spent over three years in the docks at Elsflether Werft. The cost overruns led to an investigation which resulted in the shipyard's management being laid off. ...

A junior sailor stationed on the amphibious assault ship Essex pleaded guilty this month to bringing a handgun onto a base, driving his car toward a command master chief and smoking marijuana, among other charges. He is at least the third Essex sailor to plead guilty at court-martial in January. ...

WASHINGTON: The Navy signed a massive, $15.2 billion contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding this evening for two more Ford-class aircraft carriers, hours after a Pentagon report listed a litany of problems with the ambitious program. ...

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee sent a sharply worded letter to the acting defense secretary Wednesday, slamming what he sees as a lack of transparency regarding the number of U.S. troops operating on the U.S.-Mexico border.Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ...

The US Navy is scheduled to commission fast attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790) in a ceremonyР’В at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday, February 2. The principal speaker will be US Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota. The submarine's sponsor is Mrs. ...

French aerospace major Dassault Aviation will fly its Rafale fighter at the Bengaluru air show from February 20-24 at the Yelahanka air base of the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official said on Wednesday. ...

Enlisted airmen have been a part of the U.S. Air Force Academy for decades in instructor and mentor positions.But now, for the first time in the school's history, they are getting the chance to become accredited faculty teachers. ...

The Pakistani and Kashmiri leadership has always been communicating and there is nothing new in Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's telephonic conversation with separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar, the Foreign Office has said as it rejected India's objections. ...

As part of the Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat's manpower reduction and warfighting rejuvenation exercise, the directorate of Military Training (MT) will merge with Army Training Command (ARTRAC), with the latter shifting from Shimla to a more accessible location close to Delhi. The ARTRAC, ...

One of the world's most advanced bombers is flying with a plastic switch cover, designed by Missouri high school students, in its cockpit to prevent possible in-flight emergencies, the Air Force says. ...

A jury will soon consider evidence in the case of a Navy technician accused of being under the influence of alcohol when his pickup flew off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and landed on four people in Chicano Park, killing them.On Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' Trump administration claims of progress in talks with the Taliban have sparked fears even among the president's allies that his impatience with the war in Afghanistan will lead him to withdraw troops too soon, ...

COLOGNE, Germany ― Germany's Ministry of Defence has officially ruled out the F-35 joint strike fighter as a choice to replace its aging Tornado fleet, Defense News has learned. An official from the ministry confirmed that the F-35 is not a finalist in the competition, ...

Chinese air force J-16 fighters are getting a new paint job that can reduce the type's radar signature. The state-run Global Times newspaper wrongly characterized the newly-painted J-16s as 'near stealth.' That's inaccurate. Radar-absorbing paint can shrink a plane's signature, ...

The Indian Air Force is preparing to welcome the new generation ultra-modern Rafale fighter aircraft in its fleet to strengthen its strike capabilities, President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday said. The government has been facing attack from the opposition over the multi-crore aircraft deal. ...

Amazon will be the latest FANG stock to report earnings with its release after the bell Thursday. And one market watcher expects the e-commerce leader to knock it out of the park. 'We own this one and we continue to love the growth story,' said Mark Tepper, ...

A new helmet-based sensor that can read human biometrics alongside an aircraft's cockpit pressure levels just hit the market with Air Force pilots in mind.Spotlight Labs, a veteran-owned small business founded by fighter pilots, ...

THE PENTAGON РІР‚' The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding a contract for two aircraft carriers, the first of its kind since the 1980s Thursday's contract modification isР’В worth $14.9 billion to cover remaining ship design and construction costs of CVNs 80 and 81. ...

CEO Elon Musk explained this month's layoffs at SpaceX were different than those at Tesla.'SpaceX has to be incredibly spartan with expenditures,' Musk said.Musk's space company is developing two ambitious projects: Starlink (an internet satellite network) and Starship (a Martian rocket). ...

'God fights on the side with the best artillery,' said Napoleon Bonaparte. This aphorism appears as true today as it did almost three centuries ago. What has changed over the past several decades is the capability of army fires, artillery and rockets vis-a-vis potential adversaries. Today, ...

Bob Swan, 58, has been interim CEO for seven months and chief financial officer since 2016. He was also elected to the company's board of directors.Todd Underwood, currently vice president of finance, will take over as interim CFO while the company searches for a permanent CFO. ...

The egregiously expensive andР’В  notoriously unreliable Р’В F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are even more of a disappointment than you previously thought, according to a new Department of Defense assessmentР’В  obtainedР’В by Bloomberg News. The 2018 report from the Pentagon's operational testing and evaluation arm, ...

A nonprofit organization wants to force the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Defense Department to release records showing why the consumer agency pulled back on its enforcement of financial protections for service members. ...

A memorial to the 129 men who lost their lives aboard submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) in 1963 will be dedicated this fall at Arlington National Cemetery, after a six-year campaign to win the Army's approval for the project. Kevin Galeaz, ...

Pakistan has launched a strong attack on India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council blaming it as the 'primary stumbling block' for reforms. Intervening in the discussions on Council reforms on Wednesday, ...

On Jan. 31, the 48th Fighter Wing revealed the first of three 'heritage' F-15s. The aircraft, a Strike Eagle belonging to the 492nd Fighter Squadron is painted in the skin of a P-47 Thunderbolt, the primary aircraft used by the 48th FW during its service in World War II. In fact, during WWII, ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of an undersea autonomous system that can navigate to and physically manipulate objects on the sea floor. ...

In a significant decision, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday cleared a proposal to indigenously build six submarines РІР‚' in a move which is likely to further strengthen the country's defence apparatus.According to news agency ANI, the project is likely to cost Rs 40, ...

India has strongly objected to the UK for allowing Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to use the House of Commons as a stage for a Kashmirconference during a visit to London this weekend. ...

If the U.S. military is going to fight alongside robots, it better include them in mission planning. Early this year DARPA's Squad X technology development program held a week-long series of tests at Twentynine Palms, Calif. ...

What is left to map in the 21st century? Mostly underworlds, it turns out. One such underworld is the space beneath Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, which a team of autonomous robots just spent a year mapping. While an entirely civilian and academic research mission, ...

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE VIRGINIA CAPES OPERATING AREA РІР‚' The Navy's approach to information warfare continues to mature, ...

Marlow White, known throughout the Army for making custom-tailored service uniforms, hosted a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' on Wednesday, opening up the floor for questions on all things Army Service Uniform ― and the forthcoming Army Greens. ...

Incidents of sexual assault are up nearly 50 percent at the nation's military academies, and reporting rates remain stagnant -- troubling trends that Defense Department officials say the schools are addressing but must work harder to change. ...

U.S. Navy ships often have to traverse dangerous choke points that make them susceptible to attacks. To mitigate that risk, the Marine Corps often rolls out tactical vehicles on the ship's deck to beef up security. The Corps did just that on Jan. 12, ...

The Indian Navy has announced an extensive upgrade in the perimeter security of its major air stations around the country to protect valuable assets, including the Poseidon-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft and Mig-29K fighter jets, reports The Times of India. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' The U.S. Navy has signed a $14.9 billion contract with shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls for two Ford-class aircraft carriers, the Navy announced Thursday evening. By buying two carriers simultaneously, the Navy expects to save $4 billion, according to a Navy release. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' The fight over privatizing Veterans Affairs health care is about to escalate. On Wednesday, department officials released their first public draft of new rules regarding which veterans will be eligible for private-sector medical appointments covered by taxpayer funds. ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- On a typical day, thrill-seekers slide the likes of Tornado, Volcano Express and Big Kahuna at the Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii water park in suburban Honolulu.But Tuesday night after visitors had left for the day, ...

A retired U.S. admiral who once held the role of NATO supreme allied commander remains opposed to Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime. Even as the authoritarian leader consolidates control over the western part of his country and U.S. troops reportedly prepare to depart their footholds in the east, ...

The number of unwanted sexual encounters for cadets at the nation's service academies has risen sharply in the last two years, the Defense Department said, which raises alarms that current efforts to create a safer atmosphere on those campuses have failed. ...

The French defense procurement agency 'Direction Générale de l'Armement' (DGA) on January 30 signed a €1.7 billion contract for the procurement of four new Logistic Support Ships (LSS) for the French Navy as part of the country's FLOTLOG (Flotte logistique) program. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' Lawmakers want to know if Defense Department officials intentionally hid plans to boost troop deployments along the U.S. southern border when they testified before Congress this week. ...

Automakers from Acura to Zotye are plugging into electric vehicles.Industry analysts expect to see nearly a dozen new all-electric vehicles in U.S. showrooms by the end of 2019, with dozens more coming to market in 2020.Jaguar, ...

CNBC's Jim Cramer says low expectations helped Facebook, General Electric and Apple's stocks come out on top after earnings.Facebook's results suggest the social media giant has finally managed to move past its scandals, the 'Mad Money' host says.As for GE, ...

In 2018 Russia canceled mass production of its first new warplane in a generation, the stealthy Su-57. The Kremlin ordered its first dozen production-standard Su-57s in August 2018, hoping to form the first regular squadron some time in 2019. ...

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Energy solutions provider AMSC announced it has been contracted to deliver a high temperature superconductor (HTS) based ship protection system (SPS) for the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). ...

BALTIMORE РІР‚' A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to making a series of bomb threats to a CNN news affiliate and a Pentagon tour office.The plea by George Tomasack of Baltimore was announced Thursday by federal prosecutors and a Secret Service official.According to his agreement, ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' Sikorsky and Boeing have provided the first video of the SB>1 Defiant helicopter, one of two designs competing in the Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program, showing a ground run at a company facility in Florida. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' In a bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump, the Senate voted 68-23 Thursday to advance an amendment that would oppose withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan. ...

While senior Air Force leaders are calling for a 'fast' pursuit toward production and delivery of its stated F-35 objectives, there are some voices now raising the question as to whether the rates should be sped up even more -- potentially even increasing the overall numbers for the program. ...

The next in a class of speedy Navy warships is going to be named in honor of Maine's state capital. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said Thursday that Maine has been an important part of the U.S. Navy and Marines through every conflict. ...

A team of logistic Marines has printed a functional concrete footbridge without having to mix gravel and other heavy materials at the build site.Members of 1st Marine Logistics Group made history last month when they completed the first 3D-printed bridge in the U.S., ...

Manila is on the verge of placing an order for 16 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters equipped for combat utility missions.The final elements of the deal are being put in place, according a source familiar with the transaction.The rotorcraft will be acquired on a direct commercial sale basis, ...

Senior U.S. Army recruiting officials said Thursday that the service's new recruiting strategy is beginning to show results as they learn how to connect with America's Generation Z. ...

One Chinese expert holds a mixed view of Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter, Beijing's state media reported. For all its faults, the Su-57 is 'unique,' Wang Yongqing concluded, according to Global Times .Wang is the chief designer at the Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute, ...

'Ultimately that is what this is all about, why I get up every morning, that's why AFC exists: to make sure, not today's soldier, but our kids and our grandkids have the core concepts, the organizational structures, and the capabilities they need to fight and win on a future battlefield,' Gen. ...

The Aachen Treaty is the fifth treaty signed in the city where Charlemagne was born and they have all shared a common thread of boosting European peace and integration. The first one, signed in 1668 inР’В Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle in French), put an end to the War of Devolution between France and Spain; ...

Space and power limitations have stymied the U.S. Navy's own railgun development, which began in earnest in 2005. In 2012, the Navy began land-based testing of two prototype railguns. The Chinese navy apparently has sent a high-tech electromagnetic gun to sea for tests. ...

Northrop Grumman's revenue grew 16% to $30.1 billion in 2018, partly helped by orders from the US Department of Defense for additional unmanned air vehicles, fighter aircraft and B-21 development work. ...

Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, made big news this week with a series of assertions about North Korea that appeared to contradict President Trump's policy of engaging Pyongyang. Yes, they were interesting. But anyone who thought the conclusions were new or startling, think again. ...

'The Marine Corps will either make you, break you or kill you,' Manny Vega had told his son, Patrick. That conversation now haunts the former Marine scout sniper. Patrick Vega appeared to be a healthy 21-year-old when he shipped off for recruit training. He enjoyed hiking and swimming, ...

JOHANNESBURG РІР‚' The United States military said Thursday it has killed 24 al-Shabab extremists with an airstrike in Somalia, one of its deadliest in months.The airstrike was carried out on Wednesday near an extremist camp near Shebeeley in the central Hiran region north of the capital, Mogadishu, ...

The CBS board has come to the conclusion that the company needs to add scale, sources say.CBS has a board meeting to hear from its bankers on merger options today, sources say. ...

Detaching from warm familial surroundings to venture off to far-flung corners of the globe will forever be one of the toughest facets of the deployment process. Communication restricted to letters, ...